With the horrible news of sperm whales washing up on British shores we take a look at some amazing facts about the incredible creatures under the sea

Vertebrae in the beluga's neck are not fused, which allow animal to rotate its head freely and move it in all directions

However, scientists moved to calm the situation, with University of Auckland marine biologist Dr Rochelle Constantine telling the New Zealand Herald: “There's no strong evidence that strandings are linked to earthquake events.

“For marine mammals these events are mostly inconsequential to them.

"There's a lot of complexity involved in it. It's not an uncommon event."